Joist support



E. CARLSON Nov. 9, 1937.

JOIST SUPPORT I Filed Jan. 21, 1937 pu -3 gz i patented Nov. 9, 1 937 UNi'iED s'ra'rss eATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to a joist support or hanger, and particularly to a support made preferably of metal, and has for one of its objects the provision of a device which is especially adapted for supporting the ends of the joists without cutting away any portion of the stud to which the joist is connected.

Another object of the invention is to provide a joist support of the character described, having novel and improved means for enabling the anchoring of the joist to the stud without in any way weakening the stud by cutting away therefrom, while, at the same time, facilitating the connection or securing of the joist to the stud,

" resulting in a substantial saving in the cost of labor incident thereto.

A still further object of this invention is the provision of a novel and improved joist support or stirrup, which will be simple in construction and design, which may be produced at a low cost, and which will, at the same time, be highly eflicient for carrying out the purposes for which it is designed.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, arrangement and combination of parts, hereinafter more fully described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and par ticularly pointed out in the appended claim, it being understood that the various changes in the form, proportion, size and minor details of the construction, may be made without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Referring to the drawing in which the same characters of reference are employed to designate corresponding or similar parts throughout the several figures of the drawing- Fig. 1 is an elevational view of a series of studs having joists connected thereto with my improved hanger, said joists being shown in section;

Fig. 2 is a view in perspective of my improved joist support with the joist and stud to which it is connected, shown in phantom; and

Fig. 3 is a sectional view of a joist and stud connection with my improved hanger shown in plan.

Referring to the drawing more specifically by the characters of reference, the numeral l designates studs, said studs being usually arranged about 16" apart, and to said studs are connected the ends of the joists 2, which joists are adapted to support the floor boards. It is important that the upper edges of the joists be properly aligned, so that thefloor supported thereon will be level. To accomplish this, there is provided a ribbon plate 3, which is secured to the studs by suitable fasteners, such as nails 4, the lower edge of said ribbon plate being adapted for having the upper joist edges abut there against, as shown in Fig. 1. This arrangement will insure that the upper edges of all of the joists are in proper alignment with each other.

In the practice heretofore used in connecting the joists to the studs, a portion of the stud is cut away for receiving the end of the joist, with the result that the stud itself has been weakened, and, with the further result, that it becomes more difficult to properly align the upper edges of the joists. The above difficulties have been overcome by a provision of my improved joist support, generally designated by the reference character 5, which is made of any material suitable for the purpose, preferably steel, and which consists of a substantially L-shaped formation. The horizontally disposed portion 6 of my support 5 has a portion of its edge offset and bent at right angles to form the substantially right-angled extension 1, which portion extends approximately one-half the distance from the free end of the horizontal portion 6 to the joint of the portion 6 and 8. The remaining portion which may be designated by the reference character 9 of the horizontally disposed portion 6, forms a. seat for the joist.

In the operation, after the studs l have been arranged in place, the ribbon plate 3 is secured to the studs, and the joists 2 are connected to the studs, with their upper edges abutting against the ribbon plate by means of the usual spikes or nails Ii). These spikes will be sufiicient to hold the joists in proper place, but, of course, will not be of suflicient strength to support the load to be carried by the joists. After these joists have been secured to the studs, my improved supports are arranged in place by providing a groove or kerf I! cut in one edge of the stud, which kerf is deep enough to bring the upright extension 1 in contact with said edge of the stud as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawing. When in this position, the bottom edge of the joist will rest upon the portion 9, which forms a seat for the joist, the joist resting squarely thereon, as shown in the drawing. The upright extension I is provided with a suitable aperture or hole l2 to receive a suitable fastener l3 driven into the stud, for anchoring the support 5 thereto. Suitable openings or holes M are also provided in the Vertical portion 8 of the hanger or support for receiving fasteners 13 driven into the joist for securely fastening the joist to the metal support.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, it will be noted that a joist support of this character, due to its simplicity, will provide a large saving over the type of devices now employed, and that the connection between the joist and stud may be accomplished with only a single cut or slot in the stud. It will also be noted that an installation of this type will prevent a weakening of the stud, and, at the same time, will permit a proper alignment of the upper edges of the joists, thereby assuring a level floor.

It is believed that my invention, its mode of construction and assembly, and many of its advantages should be readily understood from the foregoing without further description, and should 20 also be manifest that while a preferred embodiwhich is adapted to be received in a slot provided ment of the invention has been shown and described for illustrative purposes, the structural details are nevertheless capable of wide variation within the purview of my invention, as defined in the appended claim. 5

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

A metal joist support, comprising substantially an L-shaped member, the horizontal portion of therefor in the narrow face of the stud, said last mentioned portion being provided with a rightangled extension adapted to contact the said narrow face of the stud and to be secured thereto, said right-angled extension being spaced from 1 the vertical portion of said member, so as to provide a substantially square seat for the joist and means provided in said vertical portion for securing the said member to the joist.

ERIC CARLSON. 

